Structure for connecting wheel house panel to rear floor of vehicle

Abstract

A structure for connecting a wheel house panel with a rear floor of a vehicle, which connects the rear floor forming a rear portion of a bottom of the vehicle with the wheel house panel on which shock absorber mounting brackets attached to both sides of the rear floor and supporting a shock absorber are mounted may include a first member bending between a lower end of an inner side of the wheel house panel and a side of the rear floor, with both ends attached to the wheel house panel and the rear floor, respectively, a second member vertically elongated and attached to an outer side of the wheel house panel and disposed behind the shock absorber mounting brackets, and a third member vertically elongated and attached to the outer side of the wheel house panel and disposed in front of the shock absorber mounting brackets.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-138769 filed Nov. 15, 2013, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein for all purposes by this reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a structure for connecting a wheel house panel to a rear floor of a vehicle, and more particularly to a structure for connecting a wheel house panel to a rear floor of a vehicle which improves durability of the part connecting a wheel house panel and a rear floor by including a first member attached to the wheel house panel and the rear floor, on the inner side of the wheel house panel, and a second member and a third member attached to the outer side of the wheel house panel.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]In general, a vehicle is largely composed of a body and a chassis. The body is the part defining the outer shape of the vehicle and the ch...

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Benefits of technology

[0015]Various aspects of the present invention are directed to providing a structure for connecting a wheel house panel with a rear floor of a vehicle which improves durability and input point strength of the connecting portion between the wheel house panel and the rear floor without a specific reinforcing member by supporting a shock absorber mounting bracket, which is a load input part at the rear portion of a vehicle, with a first member, a second member, and a third member.

[0021]An effect of the present invention having the configuration described above is to improve durability and input point strength of the connecting portion between the wheel house panel and the rear floor without a specific reinforcing member by supporting the shock absorber mounting bracket, which is a load input part at the rear portion of a vehicle, in a zigzag shape with the first member, the second member, and the third member.

[0023]Further, there is an effect of reducing the manufacturing cost and the weight of a body of a vehicle because it is possible to remove the rear floor cross member and the wheel house cover which were used in the connecting structure of a wheel house panel and a rear floor of the related art.

[0024]Further, there is an effect of simplifying the assembly process because the structure is simple and of reducing the assembly time and works because parts can be easily combined, in comparison to the connecting structure of a wheel house panel and a rear floor of the related art.

[0025]Further, there is an effect of improving NVH (Noise Vibration Harshness) of a vehicle because noise and vibration are attenuated with an increase in durability of the connecting portion of the wheel house panel and the rear floor.

Problems solved by technology

That is, reinforcement of the shock absorber mounting bracket 3 that is a load input part is insufficient and the inveterate problem with durability is caused due to the phase difference between the rear floor cross member 4, connecting member 5, wheel house cover 6 and the shock absorber mounting bracket 3, and thus the input point strength of the connecting portion between the wheel house panel 2 and the rear floor 1 decreases.

Further, when the thickness of the connecting member is increased or a specific reinforcing member is combined to solve this problem, the manufacturing cost and the weight of the body are increased.

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